We are the witnesses of a barely perceptible transformation in ordinary language: verbs which formerly expressed satisfying actions have been replaced by nouns which name packages designed for passive consumption only — ‘to learn’ becomes ‘to accumulate credits’.

We are the witnesses of a barely perceptible transformation in ordinary language: verbs which formerly expressed satisfying actions have been replaced by nouns which name packages designed for passive consumption only — ‘to learn’ becomes ‘to accumulate credits’.

– Ivan Illich –

The Right to Useful Unemployment and Its Professional Enemies

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